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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG @physiologyuog.bsky.social · 4d

PhD Opportunity @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk📢
Investigate how the sustainable approach of using sewage sludge biosolids as an agricultural fertiliser affects the gastrointestinal system of grazing ruminants through in-vitro gastrointestinal modelling and microbiome analysis!
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University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Animal Biology in Health & Disease - Rheinallt Jones

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · Jul 31

A labour of love. Congrats to Calum & colleagues for 6 years of research being recognized by their publication in eLife. The groups discovered that the gene DIO3 is essential for circannual timing in mammals. Work funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk
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Hypothalamic deiodinase type-3 establishes the period of circannual interval timing in mammals

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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG @physiologyuog.bsky.social · Jul 18

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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG @physiologyuog.bsky.social · Jul 18

PAW and OHRBID Potluck Picnic yesterday at the Garscube campus! Lovely to have both groups together! Never manage to get a picture of the food before we attack it 😂 Luckily the rain mostly held off to we didn't have to dash back inside with all the food!
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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · Jul 11

Excited to share Sayantan's latest publication! The group found prolactin enhanced N-cadherin expression in the convoluted tubules and increased kidney volume. The findings show water stability is regulated by prolactin.

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Prolactin Regulates Seasonal Changes in Renal Rheostasis in Djungarian Hamsters

Abstract. Seasonal changes in photoperiod regulate multiple physiological systems in vertebrates, including metabolism, reproduction, and immune function.

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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG @physiologyuog.bsky.social · May 22

Lovely impromptu PAW lab picnic lunch by the Kelvin to make use of the beautiful weather we have been enjoying in Glasgow! @stevensonlab.bsky.social @sayantansur.bsky.social @davinahill.bsky.social @calumstewartphd.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

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Sayantan Sur @sayantansur.bsky.social · Apr 25

Amazing talk by @iremdenizlimsc.bsky.social on her doctoral work on Siberian Hamsters at @stevensonlab.bsky.social in the @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Research Away day! 🐹

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Sayantan Sur @sayantansur.bsky.social · Apr 26

Read our latest publication on the effects of light pollution on Avian physiology here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/php....

Congratulations to all the authors.

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · Apr 25

Irem providing an excellent (albeit very short) overview of her nearly complete thesis using a multi-omics approach to understand photoperiodic polyphenisms.

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · Apr 25

Dr (x2!) Vicki Scott presenting her proposed research program into equine welfare during the @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Away day. Congrats on your Fellowship Award, and we are looking forward to your continued research progress in @physiologyuog.bsky.social

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · Apr 9

A very nice piece by Dr Konstantina that covers the recent publication of the book On Rheostasis.

The Naturally Speaking Podcast @naturally-speaking.bsky.social · Apr 9

New Naturally Speaking Blog!

For this blog post, Dr. Konstantina Linardopoulou (@ntinalina.bsky.social) interviews Prof. Tyler Stevenson (@stevensonlab.bsky.social) about his new book "On Rheostasis".

Read here: naturallyspeaking.blog/2025/04/09/o...

On Rheostasis: The Hierarchical Organization of Physiological Stability

Join us as we explore the book “On Rheostasis: The Hierarchical Organization of Physiological Stability” with author Tyler Stevenson. In this interview, we will discover the inspiration…

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Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG @physiologyuog.bsky.social · Apr 10

We were delighted to host Dr Jyoti Tiwari, a visiting researcher from Lucknow University, India, for our PAW Seminar Series yesterday. Very interesting talk, thanks for coming Jyoti! @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @stevensonlab.bsky.social

Irem Senman @iremsenman.bsky.social · Apr 9

Great talk by Dr. Jyoti Tiwari on how photic cues drive migration, sleep, and immunity in redheaded buntings. Her findings reveal how ALAN and noise pollution disrupt these processes, underscoring the need to preserve natural light-dark cycles. #PAWSeminar

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · Mar 17

Excited to share the latest publication from the group, which outlined how the bird brain detects light and the links to seasonal control of reproduction.

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<em>Journal of Neuroendocrinology</em> | BSN Journal | Wiley Online Library

Extra-retinal photoreception is common across fish and avian species. In birds, the hypothalamus contains non-visual photoreceptors that detect light and regulate multiple endocrine systems. To date,....

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · Feb 15

Congrats Irem @iremdenizlimsc.bsky.social @physiologyuog.bsky.social on your new publication! Clear targeted changes in testicular DNA methylation link to seasonal breeding. Thanks to Kathryn Elmer @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social for the collaboration!

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Photoperiod-driven testicular DNA methylation in gonadotropin and sex steroid receptor promoters in Siberian hamsters - Journal of Comparative Physiology A

Seasonal cycles in breeding, often orchestrated by annual changes in photoperiod, are common in nature. Here, we studied how change in photoperiod affects DNA methylation in the testes of a highly sea...

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Davina Hill @davinahill.bsky.social · Jan 24

One more week to apply for @uofglasgow.bsky.social's James McCune Smith #PhD Scholarship on this and other topics:

Indicators of #hibernation quality in #hedgehogs with me @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social and @julianowack.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social

Link to apply: www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...

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Davina Hill @davinahill.bsky.social · Jan 24

It was an honour to present my work to The Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology @klivvvienna.bsky.social & members of the Konrad Lorenz Institute @vetmed.bsky.social last week. Thank you for the invitation & making me so welcome. I look forward to future collaboration!
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FIWI Vienna @fiwivienna.bsky.social · Jan 23

We are delighted that @davinahill.bsky.social (left) followed the invitation of @valeriamarasco.bsky.social and visited the FIWI! Davina's #WilhelminebergSeminarTalk focused on behavioural and physiological responses to social and climatic stress in small mammals.
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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · Jan 23

Check out Sayatan @sayantansur.bsky.social latest publication in the Philosophical Transaction of RS! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Excellent resource for scientific literature on seasonal variation in avian immune function.
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Endocrine and molecular regulation of seasonal avian immune function | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Birds have evolved seasonal adaptations in multiple aspects of the innate and adaptive immune systems. Seasonal immunological adaptations are crucial for survival in harsh environmental conditions and...

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Kathryn R Elmer @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social · Jan 23

We are hiring a postdoc to work on a data-rich evolutionary genomics project about origins & maintenance of viviparity vs oviparity. Details in advert and evoldir. @physiologyuog.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social please re-sky!

University of Glasgow view of tower and to the south across the city

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · Jan 14

Congratulations Avalene on an excellent poster presentation at #SICB2025 - it is great to see all your hard work from last summer being presented to a wide audience.

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · Jan 10

Excited to join the Messerli Research Institute Scientific Advisory Board at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna - www.vetmeduni.ac.at/en/messerli
Looking forward to participating in the direction of the research advances from the new expansion.

Vetmeduni: Messerli Research Institute

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Irem Senman @iremsenman.bsky.social · Jan 6

Excited to present my PhD research on photoperiod-driven polyphenism in Siberian hamsters at #SICB2025! Stop by poster P4-157 during the session tomorrow to discuss how seasonal changes shape developmental plasticity. Looking forward to connecting! 🐹

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Irem Senman @iremsenman.bsky.social · Jan 6

Great talk by Calum at #SICB2025 on role of hypothalamic Dio3 in seasonal responses in Siberian hamsters!

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Irem Senman @iremsenman.bsky.social · Jan 6

Dr. Sayantan Sur presented his work on molecular regulation of seasonal adiposity in Japanese quails at #SICB2025 !

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Laboratory of Seasonal Biology @stevensonlab.bsky.social · Jan 6

Are you attending #SICB2025 - go see Irem's poster and learn all about the mechanisms that underpin seasonal polyphenisms!

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Irem Senman @iremsenman.bsky.social · Jan 6

Excited to present my PhD research on photoperiod-driven polyphenism in Siberian hamsters at #SICB2025! Stop by poster P4-157 during the session tomorrow to discuss how seasonal changes shape developmental plasticity. Looking forward to connecting! 🐹

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